Container for oil cans



June 12, 1928. v 1,673,165

I L. SLIGER CONTAINER FOR OIL CANS Filed Feb. 16, 1925 INVENTOR.

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Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES LEONARD SLIGER, F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

CONTAINER FOR OIL CANS.

Application filed February 16, 1925. Serial No. 9,632.

This invention relates to a bracket enclosure for enclosing and supporting an oil can upon a sliding tube musical instrument, such as a trombone and the like.

The chief object of the invention is to pro vide container that ismountable upon a musical instrument of the character described and which will detachably support and enclose an oil can whereby the musician may open the container, gain access to the oil can, remove the same, oil the tube of the musical instrument and replace the can within the container all with one hand, leaving the other hand free for holding the instrument or manipulating the same. It is apparent that the foregoing is a great convenience for musicians having instruments of the character described when marching in parades or at other times when it is not con venient to carry on the person an oil can and remove the top'thereof for oiling purposes.

The chief feature of the invention con-- sists in the mounting of an oil can in a container which will permit the container to be readily detached therefrom and when detached be ready for instant use without the removal of any other additional parts.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claim.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a trombone showing the invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view and a portion of the supporting musical instrument and the invention applied thereto. Fig. dis a view similar to Fig. 2 with the cover removed. Fig. 4- is a transverse sectional View taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2 and in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2 and in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawings indicates a musical instrument having a connecting tube or support 11. A container 12 is suitably secured to said support by means of the clamping construction 13. Herein the clamping construction 13 constitutes a wing integral with the body portion 12 and a detachable wing 113 associated therewith in clamping arrangement. The body 12 is provided with a hingedly supported cover 112 and said cover carries a catch 14 seatable in a recess 15 in the body. Herein a spring 16 is shown in angular relation and fulcrumed to the body portion at 17. The lower portion of the spring is adapted to engage the underside of an oil can 18 and maintain the oil can in engagement with the cover and thus prevent rattling of the oil can in the container. The other end of the spring 16 carries a latch 19 adapted to engage or cooperate with the catch 14 and lock the cover to the body po1'- tion. It will be apparent that when the latch is released from the catch and the cover is opened, the spring 16 will tend to project the oil can 18 outwardly whereupon it may be readily grasped by the lingers. The body portion 12 includes an opening 20 and slidably supported therein is a button 21.

This button is depressible to release the latch from the catch by actuating the spring 16.

One end of the body portion 12 carries a projection which is apertured and threaded at 526. Threaded in said projection is a hollow plug 21" having the central aperture 28 and at its end a head A bearing memher or packing is positioned in said central aperture 28 and interposed between the head 29 and said packing is a coil spring 31. A nut 32 has a threaded engagement with the threaded exterior of the plug 27 and has a bevel or conical seat portion adapted to cooperate with a collar carried by the oil can 18 and concentric with the stem of said can.

From the foregoing it will be understood that when the can 18 is positioned in the container the end of the can or oiling spout is closed by the packing 30 yieldingly main tained in engagement tlierewith. The can is retained in substantially rigid relation by the threading of the head 29 which will cause the nut 32 to bear upon the coil 34 thereby sealing this joint and also securing the oil can against movement in the container. lVhen it is desired to remove the oil can the thumb nut 29 is actuated, the finger piece 21 is also actuated and this releases the cover and projects the oil can ready for linger engagement and removal.

The invention claimed is:

A counterweight for a musical instrument including a sliding tube comprising a relatively heavy body portion in the form of a case adjustably supported upon the instrument for counter-balancing purposes and having means therein for supporting a corn tainer.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

LEONARD SLIGER. 

